Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-14
Gen. Malone Assaiis MIR. Barbour.


Gen. Malone has written letter IN re-
sponse to one written by Hon. John S. Bar
bour about seven weeks ago, wherein Mr..
Barbour deprecated the possibility of re-
turn Of the State government to the control
of what he termed the Malone dynasty
Gen. Malone, in bis reply, says fin saying
that the debt question ought not to be eve
rything in Virginia Mr.. Barbour had told
US that he wanted to succeed hlr. Riddleber-
ger ia the Senate of the United States he
would have revealed what in his mind is
the paramount stake in the fall elections,
aud he would perhaps have disclosed the
full measure of his concern, not only in this
important election, but all the concern ne
has in The fortunes and welfare of the peo
plea of this Commonwealth. Ia warning
and attempting to brighten the people with
| the dire evils that might result from the
Malone dynasty" Mr.. Barbour, Malone
says, justi6es and provOkes plainly spoken
review of the record of himself and his
own dynasty. If Mr.. Barbour can point
out, Malone continues, any service he has
ever rendered this State in or outside Of
her borders he will tell us where lie
was during all the trials, hardships and sac.
IiuCeS vi lHc III luO MAJ
between the sections. II he will tell what
share or part he bore in that conflict which
furnishes the crucial test OF loyalty and de-
votion to Virginia and ner people. he will
fill q page of history that has so far been
a blank. If he will tell what part he bore
in the earnest efforts of our people for the
restoration OF the State TO the Union, he
will be Obliged TO say that he did nothing,
unless, rs was stated in that day,
he favored Wells for Governor. If he
will tell what service he ever rem
dered in The development of the material
resources Of Virginia in the advancement of
her cities, he will be obliged to own that as
the mere fgurehend of the Virginia Midland
Railroad he subordinated every agency and
power of that corporation, and every inter.
est dependent upon it to the dictation of the
B. and o. r. r. and to the interests OF
Baltimore, and that the deserted wharves
and edcondtionof Alexandria stand
q amentsble monument TO his appreciation
Of Virginia and his fidelity to the welfare of
her people If asked to point out what measure
emanating from his mind of genius tending to the
benefit of Virginia is to be found in the journals
Of the State Legislature or OF the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington he will be obliged to
say ~ can point to mono other than the Ander.
son. McCornick election law" Six years in Con-
gress and not one single measure of which he is
the author for the benefit of the State can 10
name.
Gen. Malone taunts Mr.. Barbour that he has not
resided in Virginia, but in Washington, since the
close of the war, and asks: Can such citizenship
as this in any honest and constitutional sense
fer right TO represent any part of the people of
the State in Congress, and was there in
stance before this case of Dir. Barbour in which
has ever sat in Congress who did
not really have his home in the borders Of any
state submit that there is act or service in
all Mr.. Barbour's relations with Virginia which
warrants his attempt to impeach the loyalty Of
tho bumblest of our real citizens to the Common
wealth"
He concludes his letter as follows in reference
to the debt
My Judgment is hat the people of the State.
especially those classes who are tired of the hard !
times and low prices Of labor and products, who
fnd it more and more difficult to make bnckle
and tongue meet after each years labor is over
aud more especially ttose who manage the bnSi
ness interests OF the Statc,-are ali weary and
heartily sick of the shiftless, sensele:s dichering
with the debt question which the democratic man
lgers have been carrying on for long series vi
ears. with no other result than failure, shame
md dishonor. / believe that the great body If
,ur people. all but tho:e who make trade of this
question, and who would keep it for
yer open as political Issue for the solo purpose